Presents 95 short works by Norris (1870-1902) as an introduction to his wide range of precocious displays of talent immediately prior to the novelistic phase of his career, and as a means of providing a background against which his novels may be more profitably read and analyzed. Many of these writings merit attention because of their intrinsic worth;, many mark the initial uses of story materials and concepts later developed more fully in the novels. Paper edition, (unseen), $30.00. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.